karsi

See also: kärsi and karşı

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karci, probably from Proto-Finno-Permic *karte-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrsi/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑrsi
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧si

Noun

karsi

1. char, that has been burned and charred

   palaa karrelle ― to be burned and charred, burn into a crisp

2. snuff (black, burnt remains of a wick in a candle)
3. skarn; a silicate rock that occurs on the fringes of limestone

   Synonym: karsikivi

Declension

Inflection of karsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt–rr gradation)
nominative		karsi	karret
genitive		karren	karsien
partitive		kartta	karsia
illative		karteen	karsiin
		singular	plural
nominative		karsi	karret
accusative	nom.	karsi	karret
	gen.	karren
genitive		karren	karsien kartten rare
partitive		kartta	karsia
inessive		karressa	karsissa
elative		karresta	karsista
illative		karteen	karsiin
adessive		karrella	karsilla
ablative		karrelta	karsilta
allative		karrelle	karsille
essive		kartena	karsina
translative		karreksi	karsiksi
abessive		karretta	karsitta
instructive		—	karsin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of karsi (Kotus type 28*K/kynsi, rt–rr gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karteni karteni accusative nom. karteni karteni gen. karteni genitive karteni karsieni kartteni rare partitive karttani karsiani inessive karressani karsissani elative karrestani karsistani illative karteeni karsiini adessive karrellani karsillani ablative karreltani karsiltani allative karrelleni karsilleni essive kartenani karsinani translative karrekseni karsikseni abessive karrettani karsittani instructive — — comitative — karsineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kartesi kartesi accusative nom. kartesi kartesi gen. kartesi genitive kartesi karsiesi karttesi rare partitive karttasi karsiasi inessive karressasi karsissasi elative karrestasi karsistasi illative karteesi karsiisi adessive karrellasi karsillasi ablative karreltasi karsiltasi allative karrellesi karsillesi essive kartenasi karsinasi translative karreksesi karsiksesi abessive karrettasi karsittasi instructive — — comitative — karsinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kartemme kartemme accusative nom. kartemme kartemme gen. kartemme genitive kartemme karsiemme karttemme rare partitive karttamme karsiamme inessive karressamme karsissamme elative karrestamme karsistamme illative karteemme karsiimme adessive karrellamme karsillamme ablative karreltamme karsiltamme allative karrellemme karsillemme essive kartenamme karsinamme translative karreksemme karsiksemme abessive karrettamme karsittamme instructive — — comitative — karsinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kartenne kartenne accusative nom. kartenne kartenne gen. kartenne genitive kartenne karsienne karttenne rare partitive karttanne karsianne inessive karressanne karsissanne elative karrestanne karsistanne illative karteenne karsiinne adessive karrellanne karsillanne ablative karreltanne karsiltanne allative karrellenne karsillenne essive kartenanne karsinanne translative karreksenne karsiksenne abessive karrettanne karsittanne instructive — — comitative — karsinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kartensa kartensa accusative nom. kartensa kartensa gen. kartensa genitive kartensa karsiensa karttensa rare partitive karttaan karttansa karsiaan karsiansa inessive karressaan karressansa karsissaan karsissansa elative karrestaan karrestansa karsistaan karsistansa illative karteensa karsiinsa adessive karrellaan karrellansa karsillaan karsillansa ablative karreltaan karreltansa karsiltaan karsiltansa allative karrelleen karrellensa karsilleen karsillensa essive kartenaan kartenansa karsinaan karsinansa translative karrekseen karreksensa karsikseen karsiksensa abessive karrettaan karrettansa karsittaan karsittansa instructive — — comitative — karsineen karsinensa

Derived terms

• karttua

compounds

• karsikivi
• karsimalmi
• karsimineraali

See also

• karsti

Further reading

• “karsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrsi/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠i] (indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrsiˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝rs̠i(ʔ)] (imperative and connegative)
• Rhymes: -ɑrsi
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧si

Verb

karsi

1. inflection of karsia:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• raksi, raski, rikas, riksa

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰar̥sɪ]
• Rhymes: -ar̥sɪ

Noun

karsi m (genitive singular karsa, no plural)

1. cress
   1. specifically, the garden cress (Lepidium sativum)

Declension

Declension of karsi (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	karsi	karsinn
accusative	karsa	karsann
dative	karsa	karsanum
genitive	karsa	karsans

Derived terms

• vætukarsi